"THE GIFT - GIVEN !!!"

"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." (Luke 2:8-14) So; what did you get for Christmas? I know that this season of the year is made to bring families together, share gifts, and sing songs about 'Yule Tide Greetings'; but, what it is really about is the Greatest Gift of All being Given to the whole world. You have to understand something about this moment that these angels appeared, praising God; this was not an everyday occurrence for them; they did not get a chance to show themselves like this very often, and you can bet they were glorious to behold. But this was a very special day for the world, and that warranted a very special celebration, to celebrate the birth of Jesus, God's Gift to the world! Now about that piece of wood that made that axe head float, there is one more thing you must know: It was cut down. This is perhaps the most crucial thing that The Gift of God represents: God coming down to us; to live among us; to live a lowly life, yet be who He was; and for what? To die upon a cross for the sins of the world! There is another word that I know that describes 'to be cut down', and that word is 'broken'; He was broken for our transgressions! However, not a bone in His body was ever broken, yet His spirit was; His flesh was broken open too; but I still am not convinced that is what 'broken' means. You see, there was a brokenness that took place in the Garden of Eden, long, long ago; where man was separated from God because of sin; this is where fellowship with God was broken off, and was not replaced until the death of Jesus on the cross. And in that moment, just before that happen, Jesus experienced something, to which He had never had to know before: spiritual death; separation from the Father; why? Because of sin, fellowship with the Father had been broken! The sins of the world were taken upon Him!!! "For He hath made Him to be sin for us, Who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him." (2 Corinthians 5:21)